The Irish Savant: Frightening times indeed

Saturday, 15 April 2017

For the first time since the mid-sixties I believe nuclear war to be terrifyingly close. The Trump regime seems hell (sic) bent on provoking a major conflict with Russia. And anyone else that likes to join in, the more the merrier. That Russia poses no threat to America or Europe is beside the point. The US Administration is like that bellicose drunk who wants a fight and will not be dissuaded by logic or appeasement. Eventually you have to deck the fucker because there’s no alternative. That’s the way I’d feel if I were in Putin’s shoes.

What’s behind this insanity? A commentator on Zero Hedge says this: “You, like many Americans, still believe that people make a difference in American politics – elect the right bloke and things will change for the better.
The undeniable fact is that your government has been taken over by others who don’t even recognise the people of America as anything other than enemies of the state. No one in America will reach the presidency who has not been vetted deeply by these folks. And if by some VERY remote chance someone did get through the screen, they would be instantly marginalised or assassinated – as was Trump.

You have lost your country. Face it.”

Reminds me of what Alexander Solzhenitzyn wrote in ‘200 Years Together’.

“You must understand. The leading Bolsheviks who took over Russia were not Russians. They hated Russians. They hated Christians. Driven by ethnic hatred they tortured and slaughtered millions of Russians without a shred of human remorse. The October Revolution was not what you call in America the ‘Russian Revolution.’ It was an invasion and conquest over the Russian people.”